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Brunei announces phased introduction of minimum wage Banking, finance, ICT sectors will be first to implement minimum salary requirements

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei will introduce a new minimum wage policy across all industries in the private sector, His Majesty announced on…

Unemployment rate drops to 4.2% MPEC initiatives have reduced number of jobseekers, says minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in 2020, according to preliminary data. The latest figures show a steady…

Bruneians outnumber foreign workers in private sector, enterprise census shows Foreign labour no longer dominates some economic sectors following stricter employment rules

December 7, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s private sector hired more locals than foreign workers for the first time while the number of businesses grew…